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A. STONE.

CONDIMENT HOLDER.

APPLICATION r1110 MAR. 15. ms.

Patented Sept. 16, 1919.

Alberc Stone ALBERT STONE, OF CORDOVA, TERRITORY OF ALASKA.

OON'DIMENT-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 16, 1919.

Application filed March 15, 1918. Serial No. 222,668.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT STONE, citizen of Alaska, residing at Cordova, in the Territory of Alaska, have invented new and useful Improvements in Condiment-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a condiment holder and particularly to that type of holder which is primarily intended to contain both salt and pepper.

The primar object of the invention is to provide a con iment holder of this character having a siftertop of novel construction whereby, when the holder is inverted and shaken the escape of one of the condiments from the holder may not only be prevented, but the condiments also prevented from passing between the sifter top and the top of a partition within the holder which separates the condiments.

With these and other objects in view, the invention resides in the novel combination and arrangement of parts, which will be hereinafter described and particularly point ed out in the claim.

The preferred embodiment of the invention has been illustrated in the accompanying drawings, although no restrictionis necessarily made to the precise details of construction therein shown, as changes, alterations, and modifications within the scope of the claim may be resorted to when desired.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective View of a condi ment holder constructed in accordance with the invention.

F i 2 is an enlarged longitudinal sectiona view through the upper portion of the holder.

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 33 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the sifter top of the holder.

Fig. 5 is a bottom plan view of the si'fter to Ili 6 is a plan view of the disk holder whic comprises a part of the sifter top.

Like characters of reference denote corresponding parts throughout the several views in the drawing.

Referring now to the drawings in detail the letter A designates a condiment holder constructed in accordance with the inven" tion wherein a receptacle 10 formed from any material suitable for the vided with a sifter top 11.

The receptacle 10 may be of any shape desired but it is preferable that the receptacle gradually decrease in diameter toward its upper end which is reduced and threaded to provide a neck 12. A partition 13 extends longitudinally of the body portion of the receptacle 10 and 'forms therein compartments 14 and 15 which are adapted to contain condiments such as salt and pepper. The sifter top 11 for the receptacle 10 includes a cap 16 which is detachably connected with the neck of the receptacle by a threaded flange 17 and has formed therein an elongated slot 18 the side walls of which extend below the bottom face of the cap to purpose is proprovide guide flanges 19. Formed from the cap 16 upon opposite sides of the slot 18 are spaced rows of spaced openings 20 through which the contents of the compartments 14 and 15 within the holder may be discharged.

Secured to the top of the cap 16 and coextensive in diameter therewith is a circular disk holder 21 which has formed therein spaced rows of openings 22 which are in line with the openings 20 in the cap 16. The flange of the disk holder 21 has formed therein a pair of spaced and alined recesses 24.

A disk 25 is rot-atably retained upon the disk holder 21 by the flange 23 and has formed therein spaced rows of openings 26- which may be brought into line with the rows of openings 20 in the cap 16 through the operation of substantially T-shaped handles 27 on the disk 25 which extend beyond the flange 23 through the recesses therein.

From the foregoing description of the construction and mounting of the sifter top upon the receptacle 10 it will be apparent with reference to the drawing that when the person holding the condiment holder can, by placing his thumb upon one of the arms 27 turn the disk 25 within the disk holder to prevent the condiment from escaping from one of the compartments 14 or 15 the end walls of the recesses 24 serve ing to limit the extent to which the disk 25 may be turned within the holder 21.

Interposed between the flanges 19 and coinciding in length with the inside diameter of the neck 12 is a bar 28 which is of U- shape in cross section to enable the bar to serve as a holder for a strip of compressible material 29, The bar 28 which is freely movable between the flanges 19 is also slidably mounted upon a pin 30 which connects the bar with the disk holder 21. The strip of compressible material 29 is held firmly in contact with the top of a partition 13 by a leaf spring 31 interposed between the bar and disk holder 21, so that when the condiment holder is inverted and shaken, the condiments are prevented from passing between the sifter top and the top of the partition 13.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyin drawing it is apparent that a condiment older has been provided having a sifter top which though of simple construction is highly efiiv cient for the purpose set 'forth.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is

In a condiment holder, a receptacle, a partition within said receptacle having its upper end spaced from the top of the receptacle, an apertured cap detachably connected with said receptacle above said partitionv and having an elongated recess therein, said recess hav1ng side walls extending below the bottom face of said cap, a bar of U-sha e in cross section interposed between said si e walls, a disk holder on said cap havin a pin upon which said bar is mounted to side, a strip of compressible material carried by said bar engaging the upper end of said partition, and a leaf spring on said bar within said recess.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ALBERT STONE. 

